Rapunzel Research Paper
Jaimie Kim
English 1: Language Dynamics
First Draft of Analytical Essay
November 6, 2012
“Well, I’m really not supposed to speak to strangers, but we’ve met before ...once upon a dream.” This quote from Sleeping Beauty portrays Walt Disney Productions’ grand tradition of Disney princess movies of how most of the female protagonists are waiting for her love. . In 2010, however, Disney created a movie, named Tangled, which was based on the Grimm Brothers’ tale of Rapunzel. Although Disney decided to put its own version of this tale, Tangled is still about the long-haired princess who is locked away in a tower by a witch. Instead of dreaming about love, Tangled presents a story where Rapunzel makes a deal with a thief, Flynn Rider, to go on …show more content…
These titles had female characteristics that caught girls’ interest, but did not appeal to the other half of the young audience – the boys. Nevertheless, those movies were successful, but why did Disney decide to change its style for the title of the story of Rapunzel? Many believed that the title change may have had something to do with them altering the traditional Rapunzel story enough that it warranted a completely different title. Adam Markovitz, however, argues that “because The Princess and the Frog was no great shakes at the box office [in 2009] and Disney wanted to make the project seem less ... girlish, [the title] was changed from Rapunzel Unbraided to Tangled.” This proves that Disney thought that The Princess and the Frog place in the box office was a failure because of the title. This leads to why they named the movie Tangled, so they can attract varied demographics. It also drew the audience’s attention to the duo’s complicated relationship. In addition, this movie was not all about Rapunzel, because there was another protagonist besides the princess – Flynn Rider. By having the title as Tangled, Disney broke the standard of titling the princess movies by their
English 1: Language Dynamics
First Draft of Analytical Essay
November 6, 2012
“Well, I’m really not supposed to speak to strangers, but we’ve met before ...once upon a dream.” This quote from Sleeping Beauty portrays Walt Disney Productions’ grand tradition of Disney princess movies of how most of the female protagonists are waiting for her love. . In 2010, however, Disney created a movie, named Tangled, which was based on the Grimm Brothers’ tale of Rapunzel. Although Disney decided to put its own version of this tale, Tangled is still about the long-haired princess who is locked away in a tower by a witch. Instead of dreaming about love, Tangled presents a story where Rapunzel makes a deal with a thief, Flynn Rider, to go on …show more content…
These titles had female characteristics that caught girls’ interest, but did not appeal to the other half of the young audience – the boys. Nevertheless, those movies were successful, but why did Disney decide to change its style for the title of the story of Rapunzel? Many believed that the title change may have had something to do with them altering the traditional Rapunzel story enough that it warranted a completely different title. Adam Markovitz, however, argues that “because The Princess and the Frog was no great shakes at the box office [in 2009] and Disney wanted to make the project seem less ... girlish, [the title] was changed from Rapunzel Unbraided to Tangled.” This proves that Disney thought that The Princess and the Frog place in the box office was a failure because of the title. This leads to why they named the movie Tangled, so they can attract varied demographics. It also drew the audience’s attention to the duo’s complicated relationship. In addition, this movie was not all about Rapunzel, because there was another protagonist besides the princess – Flynn Rider. By having the title as Tangled, Disney broke the standard of titling the princess movies by their